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Revista Lusófona de Educação
Print version ISSN 1645-7250
Abstract
COSTA, Maria Teresa Gomes da and CARVALHO, Luisa Cagica. Education for entrepreneurship as social inclusion facilitator: A case in higher education. Rev. Lusófona de Educação [online]. 2011, n.19, pp.103-118. ISSN 1645-7250.
This study aims to present the entrepreneurship education as an important tool for social inclusion, supported in training and development of competencies that help in self-employment. After a literature review and a theoretical approach related with employment, poverty, social exclusion and entrepreneurship education the study analyze the case of an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal. Finally the conclusions and final recommendations are presented to the promotion of a suitable environment to entrepreneurship in higher education in order to answer to the new challenges and changes related with the actual economic and social situation considering a inclusive education perspective.
Keywords : higher education; entrepreneurship; education; social inclusion; entrepreneurial ecosystem.